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Norwood planning board votes to forward zoning fix narrowing multifamily allowance in Route 1 district
Summary
The Norwood Planning Board voted to forward a proposed zoning correction clarifying that multifamily housing in the Boston Providence Highway District is allowed only within the district’s two mixed‑use overlay districts.
The Norwood Planning Board voted to forward a proposed technical correction to footnote 13 of the town’s zoning bylaw so multifamily housing is allowed only in the mixed‑use overlay districts within the Boston Providence Highway (BPH) District.
Planning staff said the change is a clarification rather than a policy shift and recommended the board send the amendment to the Board of Selectmen for inclusion on the May Town Meeting warrant. The board voted to forward the article and staff will schedule a public hearing before the article reaches town meeting.
Sarah Dixon, planning staff, told the board that after reviewing the text she and town counsel concluded "the only defensible interpretation of the zoning by law as it's written in footnote 13…
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